Petitioner Seth Linder‚ a high school senior attended Chester High School in Chester County‚ New York. In October 2013‚ Seth Linder went onto his personal desktop computer at home and posted on his own personal Facebook page a vulgar parody of Mr. Trask. The parody utilizing a fake questionnaire linked Mr. Trask to drugs‚ alcohol‚ and prostitutes. The Facebook page was widely viewed by students outside of the school‚ as well as by students on their personal cell phones while at school. As per the school’s
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limits student rights Share this on: JulyBy Bill Mears CNN Washington Bureau The Supreme Court ruled against a former high school student Monday in the "Bong Hits 4 Jesus" banner case -- a split decision that limits students’ free speech rights. Joseph Frederick was 18 when he unveiled the 14-foot paper sign on a public sidewalk outside his Juneau‚ Alaska‚ high school in 2002. Principal Deborah Morse confiscated it and suspended Frederick. He sued‚ taking his case all the way to the nation’s
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Supreme Court decided on the case Vernonia School District v. Acton as to whether or not random drug testing of high school athletes violated the reasonable search and seizure clause of the Fourth Amendment. During the 1980 ’s and 1990 ’s there was a large increase in drug use. The courts decision was a strong interpretation of the Fourth Amendment and the right decision upon drug testing high school athletes. Between 1985 and 1989 the Vernonia School District began to see a marked increase in disciplinary
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Gov. 12‚ Hr. 4 Dec. 17‚ 2012 Vernonia School District v. Acton (1995) Case Identification The Vernonia School District v. Acton case took place in 1995 at the Rehnquist Court at Vernonia High School in Oregon(1). This case was decided on Monday‚ June 26‚ 1995 (2). In a town named Vernonia‚ Oregon‚ the local public schools faced a major problem regarding the drug use of students while participating in high school athletics (3). The Vernonia School Board were disturbed that drug use increases
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Year 12 Legal Studies Crime Assessment Steven Fraser - R v Fraser - Murder of children Legal Citation: R v Fraser [2003] NSWSC 965 and R v Fraser [2004] NSWSC 53 Elements of the Offence: Steven Fraser murdered his three children – Ashley (7)‚ Ryan (5)‚ and Jarrod (4) – on the weekend of the 18 – 19 August‚ 2001. They were staying in his Caringbah apartment on a custody visit‚ where Steven was living after separating with his wife Maria Chona two months prior. Ryan and Jarrod were given doses
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Timothy W. V. Rochester School District Abstract The provision of resources to handicapped children is subject to a wide variety of federal and state laws and statutes. However‚ due the varied and spectacular range of disabilities and combination of disabilities it is often difficult to easily decide who should receive benefits and who should not. Often debated both within the court system‚ and without‚ is the subject of whether the child with a severe disability can actually benefit from the
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At times in schools‚ there could be disagreements and disputes between the decisions of government and the rights of individuals. Students attend school in order to become well-educated young adults. The schoolteacher’s main objective is to make sure that students are receiving the maximum amount of learning to prepare them for future endeavors. Schools educate students on citizenship and what it means to live in a democracy. Public schools are under the Bill of Rights and the Fourteenth Amendment
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By chiefly drawing on legal precedence in four court cases—Brown‚ Governor of California‚ et al. v. Entertainment Merchants Association‚ et al. (Brown v. EMA)‚ Ginsberg v. New York‚ Case v. Unified School District‚ and Campbell v. St-Tammany Parish School Board—‚ this paper endorses the claim that all books which present controversial subject matter should have an informative label on them. Controversial subject matter is stipulated as any content that may cause emotional or mental harm on well-being
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Running Head: Irving Independent School District v. Amber Tatro Irving Independent School District v. Amber Tatro Warner University A child with disabilities is a major focus in today’s education. Achieving my Bachelors in Special Education‚ I need to be aware of the need to ensure appropriate education for all children with disabilities. “The education of children with disabilities is a top national priority. Our nation’s special education law‚ the Individuals with Disabilities Education
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Donahue v. Copiague Union Free School District Court of Appeals of New York June 14‚ 1979 Edward Donahue filed a complaint against the Copiague Union Free School District in Suffolk County Supreme Court for monetary damages for “educational malpractice” and the negligent breach of a constitutionally imposed duty to educate. Donahue claims that even though he received a certificate of graduation from Copiague Senior High School‚ he is not able to read. The Court dismissed the complaint for
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